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Novel genetic diversity within Anopheles punctimacula s.l.: phylogenetic discrepancy between the Barcode cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene and the rDNA second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2).
Acta tropica - 1 Oct 2013
Loaiza Jose R, Scott Marilyn E, Bermingham Eldredge, Sanjur Oris I, Rovira Jose R, Dutari Larissa C, Linton Yvonne-Marie, Bickersmith Sara, Conn Jan E
Abstract excerpt
Anopheles punctimacula s.l. is a regional malaria vector in parts of Central America, but its role in transmission is controversial due to its unresolved taxonomic status. Two cryptic species, An. malefactor and An. calderoni, have been previously confused with this taxon, and evidence for furthe...
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